Preparing Educators for Online Learning (eBook, ePUB)

A Careful Look at the Components and How to Assess Their Value
Redaktion: Hendricks, Stacy; Bailey, Scott

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Designed for administrators and human resources professionals responsible for hiring educators, Preparing Educators for Online Learning offers a compelling look into the world of online educator preparation. As more and more educator preparation programs move part or all of their training online, hiring professionals need insight into the design and characteristics of quality online programs and how those translate into quality prospective employees. Framed by viewpoints and commentary from practicing administrators and HR specialists, as well as online professors and students, Preparing Educators for Online Learning , offers an explication of the components of a quality online program, research related to the effectiveness of online training, assessments for quality candidates, possible hiring guidelines and interview approaches, and commentary on the implications for educators, including higher education institutions and PK-12 schools, both now and going forward.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475822519
• Artikelnr.: 44846712

Autorenporträt

Stacy Hendricks (Ed.D., Texas A&M-Commerce), formerly the Director of Academic Initiatives in Curriculum and Instruction in a public school district, is currently an assistant professor at Stephen F. Austin State University where she teaches in the Principal Preparation Program. Her research interests include educational leadership, principal preparation effectiveness, online learning, and mentoring. Scott Bailey (Ed.D., Stephen F. Austin State University) a former principal, is currently an assistant professor at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he teaches in the Principal Preparation Program and the doctoral program for educational leadership. His research interests include examining the efficacy of online instruction, campus-based school reform efforts, improving the professional development of school personnel, and promoting advocacy for marginalized students.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Section I: Overview of Online Programs
Chapter 1: Teaching and Learning: How It's Done Chapter 2: Perceptions and
Concerns Related to Online Learning Chapter 3: Research Related to Online
Courses and Programs Section II:Quality: What it Looks Like Chapter 4: The
Online Learning Environment: Quality Matters Chapter 5: Measuring
Dispositions in Online Learning Chapter 6: Critical Role of Field
Experiences in an Online Program Section III: Experiences Regarding Online
Programs Chapter 7: Experiences of an Online Student: To Enroll or Not?
Chapter 8: [e-mail] Chapter 9: Online Educator Preparation
Programs: Perceptions of the Gatekeepers Section IV: Relevance Chapter 10:
Policies, Practices, and Financial Implications Chapter 11: What to Look
for When Hiring a Candidate Trained Online Chapter 12: The Significance of
Online Learning to PK-12 Settings About the Editors About the Contributors